Bulging waistlines cost fat women £5billion

BRITISH women’s wardrobes are overflowing with £5billion of clothes that are too small for them.

A new WeightWatchers survey reveals seven out of 10 obese women believe they are not overweight.
And a psychologist says most fat ladies only give themselves a month to try and drop a dress size, which can lead to feelings of failure and stress.

Instead, experts say slimmers simply need to take longer before giving up the fat fight.

The results, reported at the weekend, show one in five females refuse to go near half of their entire clothes rack because they’ve outgrown it.

The study found that on average £259.20 worth of clothes are stashed away in cupboards because their owners can’t squeeze into them anymore.

Dress sizes in the past 10 years have risen on average from size 12 to between 14 and 16.
WeightWatchers’ experts warn that having piles of clothes that don’t fit can hamper a would-be slimmer’s hopes.